Posts by Ryan Krauss

After hosting a self-guided Ash Wednesday service to begin Lent, pastor Ryan shares some reflections on the meaning of the season in 2021, as well as some prayer requests from the evening prayer station.

Good afternoon friends of PUMC, Below I am providing a link to a short Google Form survey. Each year at the beginning of the year I try to provide some way to crowdsource sermon topics. I find this to be an effective way to tap in to what spiritual and theological issues are important in the congregation. Last year I did this on a marker pad outside my office. This year…

Good afternoon! This video is a follow-up and reiteration of in-person worship guidelines for Paxtonville UMC as we navigate December 2020 and Christmas Eve together. Here are the video and guideline highlights: Be reminded that masking is required 100% of the time while on church premises. This…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dear Friends of Paxtonville United Methodist Church,             I greet you in the name of Jesus Christ, our Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace (Isaiah 7:9).             I want to share an update with…

The people of Paxtonville United Methodist Church want to wish you all a joyous, Spirit-filled Advent and Christmas Season. With all the challenges of 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic, we still believe there is bright hope for today. That hope is most powerfully demonstrated in God’s Son Jesus Christ, whose birth we will again celebrate through Advent and Christmas.…

Sunday, November 8th is the date of Paxtonville United Methodist Church’s yearly church conference meeting. The time of the meeting is 4pm in the church building. All professing members of the church who are present will have a voice and vote at this meeting. The packet attached to this post constitutes the agenda for the meeting. Many — but not all —…